1977: A time when the average annual income was $15,000, the bikini was the swimsuit of choice and Jimmy Carter was President.

It was also the year Atari — perhaps the most sensational video gaming system of all time — hit the market.

Most any child of the '80s fondly remembers the hand cramp from gripping the joystick too tight while maneuvering an amphibian across a busy street in Frogger or shooting down enemy planes and refueling on-the-go to conquer River Raid.

That early gaming system — one that had siblings fighting over which game to play next — turns 35 this week and inspires us to think about other highlights, and lowlights, from that year.

In other gaming news, this one of the print variety, the first issue of Games (a puzzle magazine) was published by, of all companies, Playboy.

The now-retired Concorde flew its first commercial flight from London to New York.

The Voyager I and II rocketed through the sound barrier to explore Jupiter and Saturn.

Breasts around the world can thank the costume designer who invented the first sports bra — called a jockbra — in response to her sister's complaints that traditional bras were uncomfortable during workouts.

The other big fitness news? A group of quadriplegic athletes looking for an alternative to wheelchair basketball created wheelchair rugby in Canada.

Hardwood floors started seeing their (unfortunate) demise thanks to the advent of laminate flooring.

Although history is a little foggy on when the low-five went up, it is believed the Dodgers' Glenn Burke invented the high-five this year by exchanging a hand-slap with a teammate in front of 46,000 fans at Dodger Stadium.

Perhaps they then went home and wrote about the movie on their Apple II computer. The technology was launched that year, complete with color graphics. That was just the start of the cult that is Apple.

The first plastic wind-up toy bopped across kitchen floors and tables around the world thanks to a Japanese company that invented it.